car ‧ a ‧ mel ‧ ize BrE AmE ( also caramelise British English ) /ˈkærəməlaɪz/ verb
1 . [intransitive] if sugar caramelizes, it becomes brown and hard when it is heated
2 . [transitive] to cook food such as fruit or vegetables with sugar
—caramelized adjective :
caramelized onions